The Things We Keep
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Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Morning, all 😄 Time for another challenge at
and this time the theme is...
Springtime!
Yay! Spring is finally here 😉 so we're celebrating it for the next two weeks.
We'd love to see your art - of any kind - the challenge is open for a fortnight from today, so there's lots of time to join us.
Of course, you may interpret this any way you like, using whichever medium you prefer.
I decorated a page in my 8x8 journal for this one...using a napkin over a gessoed page, so very little stamping, for a change. I did add some dotty stencilling, a little sponged ink and stamped some crackles in brown and gold, which show up much better in real life, and of course I stamped and cut up the words, edging with black ink before attaching to my page. You can also see some personal journaling on the image outlines, though it's hard to read because the napkin absorbed the ink and it's no longer crisp... this is a great way to decorate a page in super fast time, although my fiddling around probably took longer than if I'd stamped it, if I'm honest!
I'm really enjoying my gorgeous tulips and Grape Hyacinths at the moment, and that's why I chose this particular napkin.
Ooh, I almost forgot to share the fun I had making this with Art Journal Journey, whose theme (chosen by Wendy K) is Having fun!
Thank you so much for calling in today.
Don't miss the wonderful artwork created by my TIOT team mates!
I'll be back soon...
Cath
xxx
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14 very kind comments from lovely people:
I love your gorgeous page, Cath
Beautiful springtime page! The napkin looks amazing with the stencilling and writing - perfect 😁. Happy wishes! J 😊 x
How better to celebrate Springtime than to make a page with your favourite flowers featured! I love how you added some writing around too! We were on the train back up to Manchester when we saw the news about Notre Dame! So sad and I suspect an air of sadness in Paris today! Hugs, Chrisx
Fantastic springtime page.
Have a nice week!
This is really pretty Cath. I like the pastel feel, although not exactly true pastels, it has a great almost vintage feel. I really like that look. It is pure spring. We have finally lost all our snow (big smile) and hopefully spring like colors will start to show themselves here. Hope its a great new week. Hugs-Erika
A lovely page Cath, the napkin is so pretty and the added stencilling and journaling around the tulip adds a lovely depth.
Avril xx
Beautiful spring colours and it looks a fabulous page. The napkin looks so pretty as well. I love the words as well.
Yvonne xx
Lovely page Cath, pretty flowers and a great sentiment
Joan
A gorgeous Spring page Cath! xx
This page sings from spring and is utterly beautiful dear Cath! The napkin is just wonderful and with the stencilling and writing it is just perfect! I can see that your flowers have inspired you in a fantastic way! I am in awe of the colours and the kind of vintage flowers look --- brilliant and even better to see it also linked to Art Journal Journey dear Cath! Thanks a lot for supporting us so well always! Have a great rest of the week! Thanks for your always so nice words on my blog for me as well! Thank you for being a friend! ♥♥♥
Fabulous page Cath, love the colours and the flowers are gorgeous. Thank you for joining us on Art Journal Journey.
Fabulous journal page and beautiful napkin love the journaling round the images--our tulips and grape hyacinths are all out too
Carol x
This journal page is absolutely gorgeous, Cath. I love the colors and all the wonderful details. I really want to start art journaling and this page makes me want to jump in and try. xo
This really is a beautiful journal page, I know there can be a bit of fiddling with napkins but they really do make stunning backgrounds for pages. Amazing piece. Thanks for sharing Hugs Tracey xx
P.S sorry i'm late hopping over :/
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